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washingtonpost.com - 1/23/2009
Old-Growth Forests Dying Off in US West
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Washington Post: Trees in old-growth forests in the Western United States are dying at twice the rate they were a few decades ago, and experts suspect regional warming is to blame. The report, led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), found that the increase in tree deaths has included trees in ...

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thestar.com - 1/27/2009
Study suggests trees dying due to global warming
— thestar.com — Canadian Press: An extensive new study has found that trees in old-growth forests across western North America are dying faster than they can grow back and that climate change is probably the cause. The conclusion raises questions about how forests ... (more) Study suggests trees dying due to global warming

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Out on a Limb: Global Warming May Be Killing Old-Growth Forests
sciam.com - 1/26/2009
Out on a Limb: Global Warming May Be Killing Old-Growth Forests
— sciam.com — The majestic old-growth forests of western North America, greening patches of the landscape from Arizona to British Columbia, may be far more vulnerable to subtle climate change than scientists previously believed. A study published today in the ... (more) Out on a Limb: Global Warming May Be Killing Old-Growth ...

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Water & environment - Jan 23
Energy Bulletin - — ... already knew one of the big eco-bummers of our modern lives is that products from beer to microchips use inordinate amounts of water. Last August, the WWF revealed that each Brit effectively uses 4,645 litres of water a day to produce the food on our tables and the T-shirts on our backs; see our world map for an idea of where Britain's "borrowed water" comes from. Unsurprisingly, one of the solutions advocated by this new report is a better use of the water we have. (22 January 2009) Old-Growth Forests Dying Off in U.S. West Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter via WaPo Trees ...

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